The Veteran's service-connected back condition is related to his numbness and tingling of the bilateral lower extremities. His upper extremity conditions are not related to his service-connected back condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's upper extremity symptoms were less likely than not secondary to his service-connected back condition, attributing them instead to cervical spine degenerative changes and/or an upper extremity peripheral nerve condition.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness and tingling of bilateral lower extremities, numbness and tingling of bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1811009
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